COLVILLE LAKE TOMMY KOCHON AERODROME

Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome
Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome
	IATA: YCK; ICAO: CYVL; WMO: 71055;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Government of the Northwest Territories
Location	Colville Lake, Northwest Territories
Time zone	MST ( UTC−07:00)
• Summer ( DST)	MDT ( UTC−06:00)
Elevation AMSL	899 ft / 274 m
Coordinates	67°01′16″N 126°07′43″W / 67.02111°N 126.12861°W
Map
	CYVL Location in the Northwest Territories
Runways
	Sources: Canada Flight Supplement; Environment Canada

Colville Lake/Tommy Kochon Aerodrome ( IATA: YCK, ICAO: CYVL) is a registered aerodrome located next to Colville Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada. A new terminal, with a small waiting room, washrooms and land line phone, and a longer runway were opened in October 2012 at a cost of CA$12.8 million.^[3]

History

Prior to 2012 the airport was located within Colville Lake and had a single 2,743 ft (836 m) gravel runway (10/28). In 2009 the demand for a longer runway to handle larger aircraft resulted in the relocation.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
North-Wright Airways	Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells, Yellowknife

Facilities

Besides an unmanned terminal there are no other facilities at the airstrip and no fuel is available.

References

^ Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901 Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.
^ Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Colville Lake Celebrates Bigger and Better Airport". Infrastructure Canada. October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2016.
^ "Kathryn's Report: Colville Lake's $12 million airport a community effort. Aurora College taking advantage of construction training opportunities. Northwest Territories, Canada". Kathrynsreport.com. 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

External links

Page about this airport on COPA's Places to Fly airport directory

[CFS-1] Canada Flight Supplement. Effective 0901 Z 16 July 2020 to 0901Z 10 September 2020.

[2] Synoptic/Metstat Station Information Archived December 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Colville Lake Celebrates Bigger and Better Airport". Infrastructure Canada. October 9, 2012. Retrieved June 28, 2016.

[4] "Kathryn's Report: Colville Lake's $12 million airport a community effort. Aurora College taking advantage of construction training opportunities. Northwest Territories, Canada". Kathrynsreport.com. 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2022-03-13.

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